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Locality Name:
Mt Galiñeiro, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.00376
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.00205

mindat Locality ID: 281013
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-281013.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mt Galiñeiro, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Santa Marina Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Na O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAstrophylliteAutuniteBerauniteBerylClayFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
HureauliteJahnsiteLöllingiteLaueiteMicaNoneOlivinePhosphophyllitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRockbridgeiteSphaleriteSpinelStrunziteVivianiteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Almandine  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beraunite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Hureaulite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Paravauxite  (*)
Phosphophyllite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rittmannite  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Triphylite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O60.003760.0020501022
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)30.003760.0020511104362353
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F0.003760.002050161
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O0.003760.0020511104361272
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O0.003760.002051110436136
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O180.003760.0020511104364286
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O0.003760.002051110436280
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F0.003760.0020511104362740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF20.003760.0020509617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40.003760.002051110436445
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O0.003760.002051110436125
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20.003760.002051110436762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0.003760.0020504924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20.003760.00205111043617380
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O0.003760.00205111043619
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O0.003760.00205111043629
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20.003760.00205111043639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO20.003760.00205111043661156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20.003760.002050375
Rittmannite  (*)Jahnsite(Mn2+,Ca)Mn2+(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O0.003760.00205111043610
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)50.003760.002051110436206
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS0.003760.00205111043621482
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0.003760.002051110436263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O0.003760.00205111043698
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O0.003760.0020511104361059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)0.003760.002051110436313
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0.003760.002051110436636
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)0.003760.0020511104365251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_389Pigotite occurs as a biomineral in granitic caves of NW Spain. The organic acids from the vegetation above the cave are essential for the pigotite mineralization.


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_3890.003760.002050.00376-0.00205CAge of pigotite spleotherm Stalactite Trapa-1 (outside), Stalagmite Trapa-1 (  Pigotite 281013Mt Galiñeiro, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, SpainMonte Galiñeiro - Trapa CaveRomaní et al. (2010) GRPE16_337Age of pigotite spleotherm. Age range taken from inner stalagmite (minimum) to outer stalactite (maximum) of three samples. See Tab. 6.

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